Manoj Yadav

Profile: Born in Azamgarh (U.P.), Manoj Yadav moved to Mumbai at the time it was still known as Bombay. The education and the atmosphere of a big city at an early age exposed Manoj to the world of stories through television and emotions through songs, and soon was in love with poetry and storytelling in various forms. And then began the quest to find a meaning to every word sung on screen by Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. But found the meaning to his own life in the words and writings of Gulzar Sahab. His true calling as a lyricist/songwriter revealed itself after he heard songs penned by his idol.
He learned to walk this new path by practicing his writing skills through rhymes and songs for private events, jingles and stage plays. With his new found skill set, patience and confidence, Manoj went ahead to write for various pop, classical, devotional and new age artists without the much needed encouragement through regular releases. But when his hard work and perseverance started to pay off, opportunities started coming his way.
Here is a list of some work that gave Manoj recognition and furthermore opened doors for him to reach higher destinations.
COMMERCIALS AND CORPORATES - ICC World Cup Anthem 2011- De Ghumma ke, LUX- Sone se bhi sona lage & the entire lux series, AIRCEL, IPL Anthem - Ek desh ek junoon, Fair and lovely - Hamesha, Artist Aloud- Theme Songs
TELEVISION - SA RE GA MA PA - ZEE TV, Rang Badalti odhni- STAR ONE, Kaun Banega Carorepati opening act 15 Aug 2011- SONY, Indian Idol- SONY TV
NON FILM MUSIC – Ganaraj Adhiraj, Everybody on Dance floor stage, Akrit- Akriti Kakar, Shivmantra- Richard Bona Feat Shankar Mahadevan, Amar Feat Shankar Ehsan Loy
FILMS - West is West - Hindi/English, Masti Express - Hindi, Lemonade Mouth- Walt Disney
AADHIBAGAVAN- Tamil Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, Maan Sanmaan- Marathi
Hip Hip Hurray - Marathi. Forthcoming Marathi movie- SWAPNA TUJHE NI MAJHE (Music by Siddharth Mahadevan’s & Soumil Shiringrapure’s)
He directed few documentaries for NGO'S like Avasara Academy-Mumbai & Roshni Academy - Delhi
This list is a forever growing list, adding to it a new chapter with each passing day. For his writing has the honesty and the humility that’s the true reflection of the strength of character and conviction in his work that Manoj has.